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Technology Stocks : Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
ORCL 146.66-5.1%3:59 PM EST
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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (7860)7/11/1998 11:51:00 PM
From: PLovering  Read Replies (1) of 19080
 

>>To JAC et al: Perhaps someone can explain why ORCl's receivables are 50% higher than MSFT's while their revenues are only 45% of MSFT's. <<

I suspect the "sale to bill" period is a good bit longer at ORCL than at MSFT.

Gates has the leverage to demand interest on any receivables over 10, er ... 30 days old.
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